According to the calendar, Spring is here, but Mother Nature isn’t quite playing nice as the temps are still a bit chilly. We’ve had some nice days where it has gotten up to the 50s and I’ve been able to sit outside for a bit and read on my front porch, but we’ve also had quite a few days where it’s only been in the 40s. I’m so ready for…
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Title: Her Father’s Secret Author: Sara Blaedel Series: Ilka/The Family Secrets series, #2 Published: March 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A woman’s murder is only the beginning as a daughter races to unravel the maze of secrets her father left behind–before she becomes the next victim–in the latest emotionally gripping novel from Sara Blaedel, #1 internationally bestselling author with over 3 million copies sold…
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Title: Beautiful Bad Author: Annie Ward Published: March 2019, Park Row Books Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In the most explosive and twisted psychological thriller since The Woman in the Window, a beautiful marriage turns beautifully bad. Things that make me scared: When Charlie cries. Hospitals and lakes. When Ian drinks vodka in the basement. ISIS. When Ian gets angry… That something is really, really wrong…
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Title: The Secret Child Author: Caroline Mitchell Series: DI Amy Winter, #2 Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden Published: March 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: DI Amy Winter knows evil. She’s lived through it. Four-year-old Ellen is snatched by a stranger in the dead of night. Her devastated mother, Nicole, receives four identical phials and a threatening note in a familiar scrawl that chills her to the…
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Title: The Library of Lost and Found Author: Phaedra Patrick Published: March 2019, Park Row Books Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A librarian’s discovery of a mysterious book sparks the journey of a lifetime in the delightful new novel from the international bestselling author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Librarian Martha Storm has always found it easier to connect with books than people—though not for…
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Earlier this month, Glendy Vanderah’s debut novel, Where the Forest Meets the Stars, was published. Because I ended up with an extra advanced copy, I’m going to give it away to one lucky reader. I just finished reading this book and posted my review earlier today – you can find my review here. Read on to see what others have to say and then enter the giveaway!!! Title: Where…
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Title: Where the Forest Meets the Stars Author: Glendy Vanderah Published: March 2019, Lake Union Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 332 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again. After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove…
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Title: Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives Author: Gretchen Rubin Published: December 2015, Broadway Books Format: Paperback, 336 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: The author of the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, tackles the critical question: How do we change? Gretchen Rubin’s answer: through habits. Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life. It takes work to make a habit, but once that habit is set, we…
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Title: Her Pretty Bones Author: Carla Kovach Series: Detective Gina Harte, #3 Published: January 2019, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 330 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: She’s just the girl he’s looking for… A young woman falls from a van speeding down a quiet road. Battered and bruised, she turns her head to the person who comes to her aid. ‘Help her’, she whispers before her eyes close. Days later,…
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Title: The Trial Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #15.5 Published: July 2016, BookShots Format: Paperback, 110 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: “I’m not on trial. San Francisco is.” An accused murderer called Kingfisher is about to go on trial for his life. Or is he? By unleashing unexpected violence on the lawyers, jurors, and police involved in the case, he has paralyzed the city. Detective Lindsay Boxer and…
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Title: Unwanted Author: Kristina Ohlsson Series:Fredrika Bergman & Alex Recht, #1 Published: November 2012, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: Paperback, 368 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: In the middle of a rainy Swedish summer, a little girl is abducted from a crowded train. Despite hundreds of potential witnesses, no one noticed when the girl was taken, and, in what seems to be merely a coincidence, her mother has been left behind…
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Title: The Wolf and the Watchman Author: Niklas Natt och Dag Published: March 2019, Atria Books Format: Hardcover, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: In this breathtakingly bold, intricately constructed novel set in 18th century Stockholm, a dying man searches among the city’s teeming streets, dark corners, and intriguing inhabitants to unmask a ruthless murderer—perfect for fans of Perfume and The Alienist. It is 1793. Four years after the storming of…
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Yesterday, Vanessa Savage’s debut novel, The Woman in the Dark,was published in the United States. To help the publisher get the word out, I am hosting a giveaway for two lucky readers…one giveaway is being hosted here & one is being hosted on my Instagram page. I just finished reading this book and posted my review earlier today – you can find my review here. Read on to see…
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Title: The Woman in the Dark Author: Vanessa Savage Published: March 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Publishing Summary: A debut psychological thriller about a woman who moves with her family to the gothic seaside house where her husband grew up–and where 15 years ago another family was brutally slaughtered. Sarah and Patrick are happy. But after her mother’s death, Sarah spirals into depression and overdoses…
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Title: Until the Day I Die Author: Emily Carpenter Narrator: Jess Nahikian, Kate Orsini, Patrick Lawlor Published: March 2019, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: From the bestselling author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls comes a riveting novel about a mother and daughter separated by grief, secrets, and a conspiracy that threatens to destroy their lives. If there’s a healthy way to grieve, Erin Gaines hasn’t…
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Title: The Hunting Party Author: Lucy Foley Published: February 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary: For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery, atmospheric, page-turning novel of psychological suspense in the tradition of Agatha Christie, in which a group of old college friends are snowed in at a hunting lodge . . . and murder and mayhem ensue. All of them are friends.…
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Title: The Winter Sister Author: Megan Collins Published: February 2019, Touchstone Format: ARC E-copy, 336 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: In this spellbinding and suspenseful debut, a young woman haunted by the past returns home to care for her ailing mother and begins to dig deeper into her sister’s unsolved murder. Sixteen years ago, Sylvie’s sister Persephone never came home. Out too late with the boyfriend she was forbidden…
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Title: The Girls at 17 Swann Street Author: Yara Zgheib Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Published: February 2019, Macmillan Audio / St. Martin’s Press Length: 7 hours 49 minutes / 384 pages Source: Audio – Macmillan Audio / Print – ARC E-copy via Netgalley via St. Martin’s Press Summary: The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The bread was more difficult, but if she could just lose…
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Yesterday, Sara Blaedel’s book, Her Father’s Secret,was published in the United States. This is the 2nd book in her Ilka or The Family Secrets series — I’ve seen it referred by both. To help the publisher get the word out, I am hosting a giveaway for two lucky readers…one giveaway is being hosted here & one is being hosted on my Instagram page. I ‘m currently reading this book and…
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Title: The Beautiful Strangers Author: Camille Di Maio Narrator: Jess Nahikian, Sarah Naughton Published: March 2019, Brilliance Audio / Lake Union Publishing Length: 11 hours 18 minutes / 320 pages Source: Audio – Brilliance Audio / Print – Paperback via GetRed PR Summary: A legendary hotel on the Pacific becomes a haven where dreams, love, and a beguiling mystery come alive. 1958. Kate Morgan, tethered to her family’s failing San…
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We made it to the end of another month…and it was another good month for reading! The trend is still continuing with great books being published this year, though I did manage to read my own books this month as well…I got 3 books in – so yay for me 🙂 I am really enjoying the challenges I have decided to participate in this year – #theunreadshelfproject2019 is not only…
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Title: Blood Echo Author: Christopher Rice Series: Burning Girl, #2 Narrator: Lauren Ezzo Published: February 2019, Brilliance Audio / Thomas & Mercer Length: 10 hours 53 minutes / 355 pages Source: Audio – Publisher / Print – Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity Summary: A conspiracy that promises bloodshed and the only woman who can stop it collide in the page-turning thriller by Christopher Rice, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Bone…
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Title: What Doesn’t Kill Her Author: Christina Dodd Series: Cape Charade, #2 Published: January 2019, HQN Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher Summary: One secret, one nightmare, one lie. You guess which is which. 1. I have the scar of a gunshot on my forehead. 2. I have willfully misrepresented my identity to the US military. 3. I’m the new mother of a seven-year-old girl. Kellen Adams suffers from…
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Title: The Last Romantics Author: Tara Conklin Published: February 2019, William Morrow Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The House Girl explores the lives of four siblings in this ambitious and absorbing novel in the vein of Commonwealth and The Interestings. “The greatest works of poetry, what makes each of us a poet, are the stories we…
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Yesterday, Harriet Tyce’s debut novel, Blood Orange,was published in the United States. To help the publisher get the word out, I am hosting a giveaway for two lucky readers…one giveaway is being hosted here & one is being hosted on my Instagram page. I just finished reading this book and posted my review earlier today – you can find my review here. Read on to see what others have…
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Title: Blood Orange Author: Harriet Tyce Published: February 2019, Grand Central Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A young lawyer’s outwardly perfect life spirals out of control as she takes on her first murder case in this dark and twisty debut thriller for readers of Paula Hawkins, A.J. Finn, or Shari Lapena. Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the…
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Title: Never Tell Author: Lisa Gardner Series: Detective D.D. Warren, #10 Published: February 2019, Dutton Books Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary: #1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner returns with an unpredictable thriller that puts fan favorites D. D. Warren and Flora Dane on a shocking new case that begins with a vicious murder and gets darker from there. A man is dead, shot three times in…
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Title: The Moon Sister Author: Lucinda Riley Series: The Seven Sisters, #5 Narrator: Imogen Wilde Published: January 2018, Whole Story Audiobooks / February 2019, Atria Books Length: 19 hours 53 minutes / 544 pages Source: Audio – Personal copy via Audible / Print – ARC E-copy via Netgalley via Publisher Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Lucinda Riley, The Moon Sister transports you to the grandeur of the remote…
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Earlier this week, Roz Nay’s book, Our Little Secret, was released in paperback. I read the book when it first came out in hardcover and loved it!!! And I am thrilled to be able to offer one reader a copy of this book …But – the giveaway is over on my Instagram page. You can find my review of Our Little Secrethere. Read on to see what others have to…
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Title: Last Lullaby Author: Carol Wyer Series: Detective Natalie Ward, #2 Published: December 2018, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 338 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: Charlotte’s baby is safe. But is she? When the body of young mother Charlotte Brannon is discovered by her husband in their immaculate, silver bedroom, Detective Natalie Ward is first on the scene. The killer has left a chilling calling card: the word ‘Why?’…
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Title: The Reckoning Author: Yrsa Sigurdardottir Series: Children’s House, #2 Published: February 2019, Minotaur Books Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The Reckoning is the stunning follow-up to The Legacy, which was the start of a thrilling new series that Booklist (starred) recommends for fans of Tana French. Vaka sits, regretting her choice of coat, on the cold steps of her new school. Her father appears to have…
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Title: The Burning Island Author: Hester Young Series: Charlie Cates, #3 Published: February 2019, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: Hardcover, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The newest haunting mystery from the beloved author of The Gates of Evangeline, featuring Charlie Cates, a headstrong heroine who must confront her unwanted supernatural gift and bring dark secrets to light if she ever wants to leave the Big Island . . . …
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Earlier this week, Sally Hepworth’s book, The Family Next Door, was released in paperback. I read the book when it first came out in hardcover and loved it!!! And I am thrilled to be able to offer one reader a copy of this book (and bonus – it contains a sneak peak of Sally’s upcoming new novel, The Mother-In-Law, due out in April!!!)…But – the giveaway is over on my…
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Title: I Invited Her In Author: Adele Parks Published: February 2019, MIRA Format: ARC Paperback, 432 Source: Publisher Summary: Imagine the worst thing a friend could ever do. This is worse. When Mel receives an unexpected email from her oldest friend Abi, it brings back memories she thought she had buried forever. Their friendship belonged in the past. To those carefree days at university. But Abi is…
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Title: The Beantown Girls Author: Jane Healey Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christiansen Published: February 2019 Brilliance Audio / Lake Union Publishing Length: 11 hours 14 minutes / 366 pages Source: Audio – Brilliance Audio / Print – Paperback via GetRed PR Summary: A novel of love, courage, and danger unfolds as World War II’s brightest heroines—the best of friends—take on the front lines. 1944: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned…
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Title: The Silent Patient Author: Alex Michaelides Published: February 2019, Celadon Books Format: ARC Paperback, 336 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Promising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive… Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she…
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Title: Stalker Author: Lars Kepler Series: Joona Linna, #5 Published: February 2019, Knopf Publishing Group Format: ARC Paperback, 560 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The internationally bestselling authors of The Sandman and The Hypnotist return with a terrifying new thriller: Detective Joona Linna–recently returned from compassionate leave–reunites with hypnotist Erik Maria Bark in a search for a seemingly unassailable sadistic killer. The Swedish National Crime Unit receives a video of…
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We have finally come to the end of this month. I don’t know about you, but this January felt like the longest month ever!!! Lucky for me, I had a great month of reading…it was a crazy weather month – we had some cold days, especially this past week and that made for lots of indoor time. There have been lots of good books published already this year and we…
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Title: Beach Haven Author: Tammy L. Grace Series: Glass Beach Cottage Series, #1 Published: October 2018, Lone Mountain Press Format: Paperback, 259 pages Summary: A heartbreaking loss. An unexpected inheritance. A chance for a new beginning. Lily’s no stranger to loss, but her life takes its most tragic turn the day her husband is killed. Unable to escape the memories surrounding her, she jumps at the chance to return…
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Title: As Bright As Heaven Author: Susan Meissner Published: February 2018, Berkley Books Format: Hardcover, 387 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life and A Bridge Across the Ocean comes a new novel set in Philadelphia during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, which tells the story of a family reborn through loss and love. In 1918, Philadelphia was a city teeming with…
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Title: No Exit Author: Taylor Adams Published: January 2019, William Morrow Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Publisher Summary: A brilliant, edgy thriller about four strangers, a blizzard, a kidnapped child, and a determined young woman desperate to unmask and outwit a vicious psychopath.A kidnapped little girl locked in a stranger’s van. No help for miles. What would you do? On her way to Utah to see her dying mother, college…
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I am so excited to help Kristy Woodson Harvey spread the news about her newest book in her Peachtree Bluff series!!! I have adored Kristy’s previous books and will be anxiously waiting until I can get my hands on this next one…Kristy writes from the heart and that definitely comes across in her writing! This is the third book in her beloved Peachtree Bluff series, and let me just tell…
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Title: The Smiling Man Author: Joseph Knox Series: Aidan Waits, #2 Published: January 2019, Crown Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher Summary: From the bestselling author of Sirens, Detective Aidan Waits is on the hunt to find the identity of The Smiling Man. Disconnected from his history and careless of his future, Detective Aidan Waits has resigned himself to the night shift. An endless cycle of meaningless emergency…
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Earlier this week, Melanie Benjamin’s latest novel, The Girls in the Picture, was released in paperback with a jazzy new cover, and to help the publishers get the word out, I’m hosting a giveaway! I will be reading this book soon and will be sure to share my review as soon as I do. You can see what others have to say and then be sure to enter the giveaway…
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Title: The Boy Author: Tami Hoag Series: Broussard & Fourcade, #2 Narrator: Hilary Huber Published: December 2018, Brilliance Audio Length: 17 hours 15 minutes Source: Publisher Summary: An unfathomable loss or an unthinkable crime? Number one New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag keeps you guessing in her most harrowing thriller yet. A panic-stricken woman runs in the dead of night, battered and bloodied, desperate to find help. . .…
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Title: 15th Affair Author: James Patterson Series: Women’s Murder Club, #15 Published: May 2016, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 351 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Detective Lindsay Boxer has everything she could possibly want. Her marriage and baby daughter are perfect, and life in Homicide in the San Francisco Police Department is going well. But all that could change in an instant. Lindsay is called to a crime scene…
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Title: The Wartime Sisters Author: Lynda Cohen Loigman Published: January 2019, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC Paperback, 304 pages Source: Publisher Summary: Two estranged sisters, raised in Brooklyn and each burdened with her own shocking secret, are reunited at the Springfield Armory in the early days of WWII. While one sister lives in relative ease on the bucolic Armory campus as an officer’s wife, the other arrives as a war…
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Title: The Suspect Author: Fiona Barton Series: Kate Waters, #3 Published: January 2019, Berkley Books Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The Widow returns with a brand new novel of twisting psychological suspense about every parent’s worst nightmare… When two eighteen-year-old girls go missing in Thailand, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft, and frantic with worry. What…
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Title: The Birthday Author: Carol Wyer Series: Detective Natalie Ward, #1 Published: September 2018, Bookouture Format: ARC E-copy, 304 pages Source: Netgalley via Publisher Summary: One hot summer’s afternoon, five-year-old Ava Sawyer went to a party. She never came home …When five-year-old Ava Sawyer goes missing from a birthday party at a local garden centre, the police are bewildered by the lack of leads. That is until two years later,…
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Title: Anna Karenina Author: Leo Tolstoy Published: August 2004, Barnes & Noble (first published April 1877) Format: Hardcover, Barnes & Noble Classics Series, 803 pages Source: Personal copy Summary: Married to a powerful government minister, Anna Karenina is a beautiful woman who falls deeply in love with a wealthy army officer, the elegant Count Vronsky. Desperate to find truth and meaning in her life, she rashly defies the conventions of…
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